The move is being hailed by privacy advocates who say it will keep online information safer.

But the FBI hasreportedly saidthe enhanced encryption could jeopardize its ability to catch criminals.

The privacy advocacy group, theElectronic Frontier Foundation, praised Apple’s move.

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“Encryption is one of the most important tools we have for maintaining privacy and security online.”

The foundation said that Apple’s new on-machine encryption is strong.

Encryption is one of the most important tools we have for maintaining privacy and security online.

Apple’s end-to-end encryption isn’t the only data protection scheme that’s a problem for law enforcement.

But there may be ways to appease the FBI while keeping data private.